Description:
The Applications Engineer is responsible for completion of the Application’s portion of the turnkey by developing processes to manufacture customer parts to the quoted cycle time and quality requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for the execution of the turnkey, ensuring that it meets customer requirements, is on time and within budget.
- Sets tooling and creates machine programs to accurately manufacture the part.
- Proves quality and cycle time by performing a SPC run off of the process.
- Troubleshoot turnkey related problems and provide machining solutions.
- Application of gauging techniques (including CMM, hand gauges, etc.) to verify turnkey process certification.
- Perform pre-acceptance and final acceptance of turnkey machines both at Chiron and the customer’s facilities.
- Assist in the installation of machines at the customer’s site.
- Travel to the customer’s location to provide onsite application’s assistance.
- Conduct training classes for customer personnel.
- Assist service personnel, customers and distributors troubleshoot machines.
- Work with Proposal Engineers / Sales staff on application processes for new machines and quoting purposes.
- Answer customer programming and applications questions by phone.
- Assist in creating and modifying procedures for qualification and installation of machines.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of an Associate’s degree (or equivalent) in electrical or mechanical engineering or related discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in CNC programming. Fanuc programming experience desired. Siemens or Heidenhein experience and 5 axis programming skills a plus.
- Advanced computer skills in Microsoft office and Solid Works, Siemens NX, or MasterCam programming software.
- Thorough knowledge and application of SPC techniques for evaluating and troubleshooting process variation.
- Has a wide variety of part type experience in the manufacturing of chassis and power train components in the automotive and/or aerospace industry.
- High understanding of feed and speeds and types of cutting tools for a wide variety of part and material types.
- High degree of understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic fixturing.
- Has the ability to troubleshoot fixtures to determine root cause of failure.
- Ability to analyze and interpret pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical and electrical schematics and drawings.
- Understanding of the ISO9001 quality standards.
- Must be able to travel as needed. Travel is estimated to be 50%.